Description:File Replication Service is initializing the system volume with data from another domain controller. computer BACKUP cannot become a domain controller until this process is complete. The system volume will then be shared as SYSVOL.

To check for the SYSVOL share, at the command prompt, type:
net share

When File Replication Service completes the initialization process, the SYSVOL share will appear.

The initialization of the system volume can take some time. The time is dependent on the amount of data in the system volume, the availability of other domain controllers, and the replication interval between domain controllers.

Comments:Phil
This event occurred on a recently demoted Domain Controller. We removed all the data from AD by using the ntdsutil utility and the problem went away. See ME216498 for information on this procedure.
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